Niko Datković

Niko Datković (born 21 April 1993) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career Datković was a regular starter in Rijeka's defense during his first professional year with the club in 2011–12. He made his professional debut on 26 August 2011, aged 18, in Rijeka's home win against Šibenik. In two and a half seasons with Rijeka, he collected 38 caps and scored two goals.

In early 2014, Datković was loaned to Spezia in Italy's Serie B, where he spent the second half of the 2013–14 season and the entire 2014–15 season. He spent the following season on loan with Lugano in the Swiss Super League.

On 3 September 2017, it was revealed that Spezia sent Datković on a season-long loan to CS U Craiova in Romania. On 5 August 2020, he signed with Hungarian club Kisvárda.

On 2 February 2021, Datković moved to the Austrian club Admira Wacker. On 29 January of the following year, he moved to Spanish Segunda División side Mirandés on a short-term deal.

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